Fazal Elahi Ch's speech on Pakistan Day (23rd March 1978).wmv

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (January 1, 1904 - June 2, 1982) was the fifth President of Pakistan from August 14, 1973 until his resignation on September 16, 1978. In the 1956 elections, he was elected as member of the West Pakistan Assembly. Chaudhry was its Speaker May 20, 1956 -- October 7, 1958. In 1962, when Ayub Khan announced the elections, he was selected as the Deputy Opposition Leader of the House on the basis of his experience and knowledge about parliamentary proceedings. Chaudhry joined the Convention Muslim League, and after the 1956 elections, he was elected as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.

He was elected as member of the National Assembly in 1970 on the ticket of the Pakistan Peoples Party and was later elected as the Speaker of the National Assembly. He ended up joining the Pakistan Peoples Party and was made President in 1973, when the head of the PPP, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was made Prime Minister.

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